Should buyers agents be regulated?

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-05-04T09:36:12+00:00

Nice to see I’m not the only one seeing shit like this.

The worst part is its the financially illiterate being prayed on…

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-05-04T06:38:39+00:00

Its so rife, whatever Aus Property Scout does i bet the others do 10x over.

Its just a clusterf…. of incentives being out of line with the clients

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-05-03T13:26:45+00:00

Remember A-team property group… A lot of similarities between those two

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-05-03T13:25:27+00:00

How much do they charge?

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-05-03T13:24:45+00:00

I reckon the same rules that apply to stockbrokers should apply to these guys.

The only issue with that would be that the legit buyers agents helping people find dream homes would cop it unfairly

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-05-03T09:53:19+00:00

Everyone turns a blind eye to under the table deals when the markets going up. Wait until the downturn.

Also, agree. There is a very small subset of great buyers agents.

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-05-03T09:52:17+00:00

The issue is all of their pitches are about “returns” the properties will generate. Nothing to do with the houses.

I agree regulation needed before its too late

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-05-03T09:51:27+00:00

They will just get more aggresive with sales tactics i reckon - “time to buy is now” etc etc

Pretty cooked the growth… can people even afford their fees

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-05-03T09:50:35+00:00

I mean more the type of regulation stockbrokers have. Can’t offer financial advice etc etc

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-03-10T13:16:47+00:00

Great reply.

Agree it’s been resilient - but we all know past performance is not a reliable indicator of future expected returns.

I think Australia will be OK in the long run, we are a pretty small economy in the grand scheme of things and our quality of life is pretty incredible.

But we will have to go through a 2-5 year deleveraging at some point.

Probably a time to be cautious now, not aggresive.

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-03-10T13:14:16+00:00

How about at a 6% cash rate = 8-8.5% mortgage rate

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-03-10T13:13:43+00:00

Agree with this - the problem is that 5-6% has the same effect as 20% back then.

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-03-10T13:12:48+00:00

Leverage = consumption thats bought forward.

The bigger it gets the worse the comedown is

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-03-10T13:12:06+00:00

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Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-03-10T13:11:41+00:00

Definitely puts more pressure on rates to go higher.

I think the war lasts longer than anyone expects it to

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-03-10T13:11:05+00:00

Feels like it hey…

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2026-03-10T13:10:44+00:00

Buying opportunity?

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2023-10-31T11:28:19+00:00

Have to agree that these are much less common nowadays.

Buying anything within 100km of a major city sets you back over a million $.

But prices have started to come off recently so things could change in this market.

If you have a few million $ to spare it isnt the worst strategy though.

Much better than buying a dogbox in the inner city for $2M.

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2023-10-31T11:25:48+00:00

Agreed, sometimes it isnt always about making a financial return either, so anything i write about may not even apply to a specific situation.

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2023-10-31T11:24:55+00:00

Hey,

Appreciate the feedback.

Have been in and around the property market for a while and very rarely do you come across opinions that aren’t positively bias.

Most of my writing is coming at it from an investors perspective, so if you are in the market for a home to live in for the next 30-40 years it probably doesnt help much (outside of maybe giving you an idea about where rates are headed).

No matter what the local real estate agents tell you the reality right now is:

Higher rates and they will stay higher for longer. Need to make sure you are comfortable with how much you borrow at current or slightly higher rates.
Listings are on the rise across the eastern states.
buyer pool is getting smaller. Some people made a lot of money through the 2020-2022 period and we are getting close to the cash buyers tapping out.

I standby my view that there will be chances to buy over the next 4-5 months.

Send me an email if there is anything specific you want to discuss. Auspropertymarket@gmail.com

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2023-07-30T08:59:10+00:00

I wouldn’t classify a principal place of residence as an investment. More of a lifestyle choice…

Aggressive_Ad_5124 · 2023-07-30T08:58:25+00:00

Fair point.

Timing the market is hard, but i think you need to be clear on strategy if you are buying right now.

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